Enzymatic Strategies for the Production of Bioactive Oligosaccharides
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 300
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Interests: enzymes to modify polysaccharides; production and molecular biosynthesis of exopolysaccharides; marine microorganisms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The high demand for natural polymers in the food, pharmaceutical, and other industries has led to a dynamic interest in polysaccharide and oligosaccharide production. As an example, new bioactive carbohydrates are gaining special interest for the design and preparation of innovative therapeutic drugs. Indeed, in animal tissues, carbohydrates play critical roles in cellular physiological and pathological processes, as they bind many cell components.
Many polysaccharides exhibit useful and enhanced properties when they undergo structural modifications. This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the use of enzymes to extract carbohydrates, to modify the chemical structure of polysaccharides, and to obtain derivatives that could be useful for diverse applications.
Reviews and research articles on the following topics are welcomed, but are not limited to:
i) Enzymatic methods to facilitate the extraction of carbohydrates and improve carbohydrate productivity from biomass;
ii) Discovery and characterization of new genetic loci of polysaccharide utilization (transport and metabolism);
iii) Description of carbohydrate-active enzymes such as deacetylases, sulfotransferases, and other transferases for polysaccharide engineering, such as the depolymerization and synthesis of tailored oligosaccharide structures, including functional group removal or grafting;
iv) Development of enzymatic or chemoenzymatic processes to maximize polysaccharide applications and generate new properties;
v) Physical, rheological, and biological features of enzymatically-tailored oligosaccharides.
Dr. Christine Delbarre-Ladrat
Dr. Véronique Verrez-Bagnis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- enzymatic
- polysaccharide depolymerization
- carbohydrate sulfation
- CAZymes
